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Fifth-grade teacher Elmer Harris teaches his class about the bones in their bodies Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Colorado Springs. Harris has been selected as a national fellow to the U.S. Department of Education and among his roles will be helping with recruiting and retaining male teaahers of color. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Doherty High School is closing its campus during lunch and free periods in the wake of the confrontation that led to a student being shot Friday, school principal Kevin Gardner said in a letter Sunday.

A Confederate flag flown during a high school football game touched off tense conflict on and off the field Friday night and three players from Manual High School were injured, the principal said in a...

Students walk on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 during their first week of the fall semester. Enrollment at the Colorado Springs university has increased 40 percent over the last decade to 11,199. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

BOULDER — The University of Colorado does not plan to require a higher standard of evidence in sexual assault cases despite a move by the U.S. education secretary to scrap evidence rules adopted by the Obama...

A bonfire set by demonstrators protesting a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California at Berkeley campus on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. The event was canceled out of safety concerns after protesters hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started a bonfire. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

The student group planning to hold a "Free Speech Week" at the University of California at Berkeley canceled the event, university officials said Saturday, the day before it was expected to begin.

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This photo taken March 15, 2017, shows from left, Eliana Goldberg, Sadia Mohammed, and Jeneba Berety meeting at the South High School, in Denver, Colo., library after school. At South, students from all backgrounds and beliefs fill the classrooms, where they are welcomed with opened arms and offered a path to success, said principal Jen Hanson. More than a third of the student body last year was foreign-born. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via AP)

After Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2012 and retail shops started opening in the small town of Manitou Springs, school officials wondered if they would see an increase in student use.

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In this Sept. 15, 2017 photo, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos talks with Gracie Johnson during a hog roast before a high school football game between Eastern Hancock and Knightstown in Charlottesville, Ind. DeVos uses a private jet to fly around the country to tour schools and attend other work events, the Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

The Trump administration is scrapping Obama-era guidance on investigating campus sexual assault, replacing it with new interim instructions for universities. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said the Obama rules...

The Pikes Peak Regional Air Show, happening Saturday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Colorado Springs Airport and featuring amazing aerial demonstrations by several groups, including the Air Force's...

Greg Bird fills his cup with Coca Cola on campus at Brigham Young University on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017. According to an online statement from Dean Wright, director of Dining Services, some locations on campus have started serving caffeinated beverages and it will be offered at sporting events. (Sammy Jo Hester/The Daily Herald via AP)

Mormon church-owned Brigham Young University ended a six-decade ban Thursday on the sale of caffeinated soft drinks on campus, surprising students by posting a picture of a can of Coca-Cola on Twitter and just two...